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Alex GardnerUntitled, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
122 x 91 cmInformation -
Alex GardnerUntitled, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
122 x 91 cmInformation -
Alex GardnerHanger, 2019
Gouache, colour pencil, oil pastel on paper
35.5 x 25.5 cmInformation -
Alex GardnerUntitled, 2019
Gouache, colour pencil, oil pastel on paper
35.5 x 25.5 cmInformation -
Alex GardnerThe Scenic Route Home, 2019
Gouache, colour pencil, oil pastel on paper
35.5 x 25.5 cmInformation -
Alex GardnerStrip Sack, 2019
Gouache, colour pencil, oil pastel on paper
35.5 x 25.5 cmInformation -
Alex GardnerSnooze Button VII, 2019
Acrylic on canvas
91.44 x 91.44 cmInformation -
Alex GardnerSnooze Button VI, 2019
Acrylic on canvas
91.44 x 91.44 cmInformation -
Alex GardnerSnooze Button V, 2019
Acrylic on canvas
91.44 x 91.44 cmInformation -
Alex GardnerSnooze Button III, 2019
Acrylic on canvas
152.4 x 121.92 cmInformation -
Alex GardnerSnooze Button II, 2019
Acrylic on canvas
152.4 x 121.92 cmInformation -
Alex GardnerSnooze Button II, 2019
Acrylic on canvas
152.4 x 121.92 cmInformation -
Alex GardnerSnooze Button I, 2019
Acrylic on canvas
152.4 x 152.4 cmInformation
Alex Gardner
The paintings of Alex Gardner (b.1987, Los Angeles, US) have a cold, surreal feeling upon first glance but as one engages the work further, the caring hand, the gentle embrace, and the smooth caress become equally apparent. The bodies are youthfully slender, sensually sleek, and mysteriously beautiful with the omission of facial features furthering the notion of a universal human experience.
Gardner’s figures demonstrate a bionic sensibility complete with their own artificial intelligence conveying the emotive backlash to a digital revolution where human interaction has been refined to a synthetic online experience made to fit within a screen. All figures are black yet they reflect no race and every race convincingly. Both female and male figures play out various roles of their relationship through the portrayal of body language. Both genders are fluid in form and motion giving the works a sense of imbued balance. Gardner’s work demonstrates a simplistic painting style with a soothing palette and composition.
The artist lives and works in Long Beach, California.
Press & News
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速写第七届西岸艺术与设计博览会
FORTUNEART
November 16, 2020 -
2020西岸博览会,这9个画廊展位不要错过
Artsy
November 11, 2020 -
10 Hong Kong Art Exhibitions To See In November 2019
Hong Kong Tatler
November 5, 2019 -
5 Minutes With Long Beach-Based Artist Alex Gardner
Art Zealous
September 14, 2017 -
Alex Gardner: The Meaning of Life
Juxtapoz Magazine
October 24, 2016 -
The Apolitical Alex Gardner
Fader
February 17, 2016